Colloquium And Forum On Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards and History

普遍关切假定的全球范围的气候恶化， 珊瑚礁要求需要有记录的案例历史， 世界珊瑚礁 为满足这一需要，学术讨论会的组织者 收集了一系列的病历 大约50个案例， 选择了22个不同的国家作为健康的例子， 珊瑚礁的危害和历史。 这些病历被用作 珊瑚礁科学家在一个三- 1993年6月举行了为期一天的讨论会。 根据这些案例， 座谈会讨论了几个关键问题： 珊瑚礁恶化的地理范围或受到压力？ 预期的全球变暖将如何影响珊瑚礁？ 怎么能 确定了自然变化与遗传性变化？ 海 水平历史解释了珊瑚礁活力的一些变化 社区？ 石油泄漏对珊瑚礁有什么影响？如何 来自陆地径流的过量营养物会影响珊瑚礁吗？ 立即 讨论会之后，举行了为期两天的公开论坛， 发言者向公众介绍了这次审查的结果。 选择的案例历史，他们的审查和建议， 座谈会和论坛将在迈阿密大学出版 连载出版。

Widespread concern about the presumed global-scale deterioration of coral reefs mandates the need for documented case histories of the world's coral reefs. To meet this need, the Colloquium organizers assembled a series of case histories. Some 50 case histories from 22 different countries were selected as examples of the health, hazards and history of reefs. These case histories were used as the basis for critical review by coral reef scientists at a three- day Colloquium in June 1993. Based on these case histories, the Colloquium addressed several key questions: What is the geographical extent of coral reef deterioration or under stress? How will the expected global warming influence reefs? How can natural vs. anthropogenic-induced changes be identified? Does sea level history explain some of the variations in the vigor of reef communities? What is the impact of oil spills on coral reefs? How do excess nutrients from land-runoff affect reefs? Immediately following the Colloquium, an open two-day Forum with keynote speakers presented the results of this review to the public. Selected case histories, their review and recommendations from the Colloquium and Forum will be published in the University of Miami Serial Publication.